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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/04/2022

External Reference: 2022-298158

TED Reference: 2022/S 084-224983

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

University College Cork ( UCC )
N/A
6 Elderwood
Cork
College Rd
IE
Contact person: Mark Stephenson
Telephone: +353 5166
E-mail: mark.stephenson@ucc.ie
NUTS code:  IE053 -  South-West
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ucc.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1198

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Accessibility Tool for the UCC Virtual Learning Environment
Reference number:  UCC/2021/44
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48190000  -  Educational software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The University requires an experience service provider to provide software which can be used for auditing accessibility standards across the institution and providing analysis to enable timely supportive interventions. The system should support UCC in becoming compliant with the EU web accessibility directive. The system must seamlessly connect with UCC’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), currently Canvas.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  286597.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48100000  -  Industry specific software package
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE053 -  South-West
Main site or place of performance:  
Cork
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The University requires an experience service provider to provide software which can be used for auditing accessibility standards across the institution and providing analysis to enable timely supportive interventions. The system should support UCC in becoming compliant with the EU web accessibility directive. The system must seamlessly connect with UCC’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), currently Canvas.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Core Functionality  /  Weighting:  45%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality, Data, Systems, Security  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Implementation and Management of Service  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
The funding must be spent before the end of December 2021 which was unforeseen. Because of this, the timescales are slightly too short to allow for a non-accelerated procedure. The competition shall be advertised for 3 weeks however to ensure adequate competition
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 221-581908

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Accessibility Tool for the UCC Virtual Learning Environment

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

14/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Blackboard International B.V.
NL810357264B01
Paleisstraat 1-5, 1012RB,
Amsterdam
NL
Telephone: +45 51800679
NUTS code:  NL -  NEDERLAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  286597.00  EUR / Highest offer:  286597.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Irish High Court
Dublin
IE